Non AAARI Events

Coming to Roundabout this winter, Chinese Republicans is a biting new satirical drama from Alex Lin, directed by Chay Yew.  Three high-powered businesswomen meet for lunch every month to discuss their latest career triumphs, as they’ve done for decades. But the group is jolted when Katie, a bright-eyed 24-year-old new to the workforce, joins to ... Read more

LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art explores the intersection of art and sports through the work of contemporary Asian and Asian American artists. While often considered distinct fields, this exhibition highlights how sport and artistic expression serve as interconnected arenas. Featuring artists and collectives across a wide range of artistic media, LEGENDS examines how artists of ... Read more

JESA by Jeena Yi, directed by Mei Ann Teo, is a riotous and heart-wrenching new play that explodes the idea of the “perfect family gathering.” When four estranged Korean American sisters reunite in Orange County to perform their father’s Jesa—a traditional ritual honoring the dead—old wounds erupt, secrets surface, and ghosts (literal and emotional) refuse ... Read more

Sangamithra Iyer will read from and discuss her debut book, Governing Bodies: A Memoir, a Confluence, a Watershed. Governing Bodies connects family history, ecological grief, the lives of animals, and the memory of water in a lyrical meditation on lineages of nonviolence. In it, Iyer also wrestles with how we live with the legacy of ... Read more

Akane-banashi is an acclaimed manga written by Yuki Suenaga and illustrated by Takamasa Moue. The series is praised for its authentic presentation of Rakugo, a traditional Japanese style of storytelling, and for making this 400-year-old artform accessible to new generations.

Enrique Okenve's Symposium: A two-day program on the doing and undoing of domination across the Spanish Empire This two-day symposium organized by Enrique Okenve will compare varied, contesting experiences of indigenous peoples and the possible ways in which their responses connected them across territories and throughout time. Thursday, April 2, 6-8 PM: Contestations at the ... Read more

Our 2026 AAAS gathering in Hawai‘i coincides with a series of anniversaries that present a timely opportunity to consider the promises and limits of Asian American Studies from the belly of the U.S. imperial beast. Here we’re especially thinking about how 2026 marks the semiquincentennial of the United States’ declaration of independence from the British ... Read more

This training will help NYC based community advocates and social services workers understand how habeas petitions are used in the immigration detention context and go over the basic elements of a pro se petition for common scenarios that have arose in New York. This training is for non-attorney advocates, including organizers, and others supporting detained ... Read more

China Institute invites you to an evening conversation with Zhang Qin, author of A Solitary Traveler in the Long Night, an intimate portrait of Tong Jun, a pioneering architect and architectural educator whose work helped shape the intellectual foundations of modern Chinese architecture. Blending architectural history, personal reflection, and cultural analysis, the book reveals the ... Read more

Join Sophie Yuan for a beginner Chinese calligraphy workshop. Learn brush strokes, create characters, and enjoy wine and light refreshments. Sips & Strokes Chinese Calligraphy Workshop Join Chinese language educator and children’s author Sophie Yuan for an engaging introduction to the art of Chinese calligraphy. This beginner-friendly workshop will guide participants through fundamental brush techniques ... Read more

MOCA x NYAFF Film Club is a quarterly program celebrating the brilliance and boldness of Asian and Asian American cinema. This series highlights films of historic and cultural significance under the theme Margin, spotlighting daring films that challenge the norm, rewrite narratives, and push boundaries.  AMERICAN GIRL follows 13-year-old Fen, who is forced to move from ... Read more

The symposium will take place on Saturday, April 4th, 2026, at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs at Brown University. The program will feature a keynote address by a leading scholar in Southeast Asian Studies, student presentations from Brown University and institutions across the Northeast, a cultural performance, and catered lunch and dinner.